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most.
amazing.
weekeend.
ever.
just got back from my Cousin's wedding. In Maui. They basically rented out the entire resort in Hana (essentially the most beautiful place in the world) and then said if you get there, the whole time is pretty much taken care of. We rolled in Thursday evening after a 2 hour windy drive, and basically were in earthly paradise.
We stepped out of car and were greeted with a glass of guava juice and a real flower lei that smelled fantastic. Just as our bags were whisked away to our rooms, the whole crazy family showed up and it was good old' italian-style family fun with cheek kisses and embraces and whole kit and kaboodle.
Thursday night (when we got there) was the rehearsal dinner, which was as grand an affair of a dinner as I've ever been to. It was outside on the lawn overlooking Hana bay, and ask dusk fell it just got nicer. The temperature was that great warm that's a little too hot and humid to want to do anything, but perfect for lounging around. And a mango martini and several glasses of great wine later, I was pretty much ready to stay forever.
The weekend included a hike through a bamboo forest to a spectacular waterfall, hopping off rocks into pools, snorkeling in the bay with coral and fish, riding bikes to the beach and boogie boarding, getting a great massage, steam rooms and cold plunges, and, oh yeah, an awesome wedding. It was up on a hilltop overlooking the bay, and you could just spot the big island off the east coast. It was half by a family member, and half by a hawaiian reverand who did a great job of blending traditions.
I can't really list every amazing thing that happened - partially because there were too many and partially because of the quantity of excellend wine drunk by me, but it was definitely one of the best weekend trips ever. We all felt like we crammed a weeks worth of adventure in, and never felt rushed.
In other news, congrats to Stanford's own Andy Fire for winning the nobel prize today! I took a class from him! Cool!
amazing.
weekeend.
ever.
just got back from my Cousin's wedding. In Maui. They basically rented out the entire resort in Hana (essentially the most beautiful place in the world) and then said if you get there, the whole time is pretty much taken care of. We rolled in Thursday evening after a 2 hour windy drive, and basically were in earthly paradise.
We stepped out of car and were greeted with a glass of guava juice and a real flower lei that smelled fantastic. Just as our bags were whisked away to our rooms, the whole crazy family showed up and it was good old' italian-style family fun with cheek kisses and embraces and whole kit and kaboodle.
Thursday night (when we got there) was the rehearsal dinner, which was as grand an affair of a dinner as I've ever been to. It was outside on the lawn overlooking Hana bay, and ask dusk fell it just got nicer. The temperature was that great warm that's a little too hot and humid to want to do anything, but perfect for lounging around. And a mango martini and several glasses of great wine later, I was pretty much ready to stay forever.
The weekend included a hike through a bamboo forest to a spectacular waterfall, hopping off rocks into pools, snorkeling in the bay with coral and fish, riding bikes to the beach and boogie boarding, getting a great massage, steam rooms and cold plunges, and, oh yeah, an awesome wedding. It was up on a hilltop overlooking the bay, and you could just spot the big island off the east coast. It was half by a family member, and half by a hawaiian reverand who did a great job of blending traditions.
I can't really list every amazing thing that happened - partially because there were too many and partially because of the quantity of excellend wine drunk by me, but it was definitely one of the best weekend trips ever. We all felt like we crammed a weeks worth of adventure in, and never felt rushed.
In other news, congrats to Stanford's own Andy Fire for winning the nobel prize today! I took a class from him! Cool!